Society Insurance Announces
Executive Appointments

Fond du Lac, WI (July 27, 2011) - Society Insurance is announcing three new executive appointments which will become effective August 1, 2011.

Rick Parks

The appointments, which have been approved by the Board of Directors, include: Rick W. Parks, CPCU, President & Chief Executive Officer; William F. Reeves, CPCU, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and  D. Holly Lifke, CIC, Vice President – Commercial Underwriting. 

Parks joined the company in July 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  He was elected to the firm’s Board of Directors in March 2008.  Parks has over 30 years of property-casualty insurance company experience, the majority being with other Midwest-based regional companies.  He is a graduate of Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Parks earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1987.

Reeves joined Society in April 2008 as Vice President – Commercial Underwriting.  Prior to joining the firm, Reeves spent 25 years with General Casualty Insurance Company in a variety of executive roles after beginning his career with Reliance Insurance.  He is a graduate of the College of Insurance in New York City with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and earned his CPCU designation in 1998.

Lifke began her career at Society as Director of Human Resources in July 2000.  She was promoted to Vice President – Human Resources in March 2004.  Before moving into Human Resources, Lifke gained experience as a Bank Examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  She was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Lifke earned the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 2009.

“These appointments are a great reflection of the work our retiring CEO, Jim Thomas, has done on succession planning during his time in leading the company,” said Parks.  “Jim has been extremely generous in helping me prepare to take on this new role and in supporting the development of our executive team overall.  We appreciate all he’s done for our company and wish him the best in his retirement.”

Society Insurance is a property-casualty insurance company headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.  The company has offered Workers Compensation insurance continually since its founding in 1915.  Society is also a leading insurance provider for restaurants, bars, hotels, groceries and the medical field in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.